Welcome to Dedham Country Day

Balanced. Connected. Whole.

At DCD, we believe that balance matters – in learning and life. We combine academic challenge with support; pedagogical tradition with innovation. Strong scholastics combined with outstanding arts and athletics create a program that is balanced and whole. Here, a premium is placed on both academic and emotional intelligence.

Children learn who they are as diverse individuals and how to be part of something bigger. Acceptance is a given, and children find encouragement in every connection they make. It’s a community that nurtures, nudges and gives. That's how we grow "whole" children—and ultimately adults who will thrive with the intellectual and emotional capacity to contribute to their world and enjoy meaningful lives.

Visit us, and you’ll get a sense of how our students learn to think creatively and critically. You’ll see kids being kids—and being themselves. You’ll witness them tackling hands-on projects, collaborating, taking risks, solving problems—and, most of all, enjoying their experience.

Spring 2020 Admissions Update

While our physical campus remains closed due to COVID-19, our virtual school is very much open for learning and connecting. Through our distance learning program, "DCD Staying Connected" students and teachers are engaged daily in both synchronous and asynchronous learning and teaching. And here in admissions, we have reconfigured ourselves to operate virtually and are happy to talk to you about your child and answer any questions you may have about our program and space availability for the 2020-21 academic year.

Before “social distancing” and “stay at home orders” became part of our vocabulary, we would have encouraged you to come for a visit. We know now that even in this temporary virtual world, we can share the special essence of our program and culture through a variety of resources. Please connect with us by emailing admissions@dcds.net.

Where Curiosity, Creativity, and Collaboration Thrive

What do we want for our children?

Our Admissions Team

List of 3 members.

Mrs. Emilie Liebhoff

Assistant Head of School, Director of Admissions

Deborah White

Associate Director of Admissions, Middle School Athletics

Laura Martinez

Students are talking...

8th Graders and Strengths

Statement of Non-Discrimination

DCD admits qualified students of any race, color, religion, national, or ethnic origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or mental or physical disability, and extends to them all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded and made available to students at the school. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability that can be reasonably accommodated by the school, family composition, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid program, athletic program, or any other school policy or program.